Pearlwort

Japanese: pearlwort
Pearlwort

...The Japanese name was given because the thin, curved leaves resemble bird claws. The English name for the Sagina genus is pearlwort. The stem branches well at the base, crawls along the ground, and rises obliquely at the tip to a height of 5 to 15 cm.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pearlwort" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…和名は細くて曲がった葉を鳥のつめに見立ててつけられた。ツメクサ属Saginaの英名はpearlwortである。茎は基部でよく分枝して地表をはい,先は斜上して高さ5~15cm。…

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